( L - R ) Blake and Calvert

SPRINTERS YOHAN Blake and Schillonie Calvert head Jamaica's 69-member squad for the XXXVI Carifta Games in Turks and Caicos.

The two, Blake of St. Jago, who won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships last year, and Calvert of Holmwood, who won the World Youth and Pan American 100m bronze in 2005, have already demonstrated their class on the international scene.

KC's Kerion Stewart, the only national junior record holder in the squad, Natoya Goule, the two-time defending Under-17 800m and 1,500m champion, Theon O'Connor, Carrie Russell, the World Junior bronze medallist, and Ramone McKenzie are also included.

The team will depart the island on April 5 for the Championships, which is set for April 7-9.

The squad

Girls Under-20 - Schillonie Calvert, Carrie Russell, Danielle Jeffrey, Kaycea Jones, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Shermaine Williams, Shana-Gaye Tracey, Kimberly Williams, Keneisha Throughsingh, Salcia Slack, Kayan Robinson, Keno Heaven, Venessa Boyd, Teneisha Davis, Kimberly Brown, Andrea Reid, Misha-Gaye DaCosta, Roseann Jones, Latanya Nation.

Under-17 - Velma Morant, Denesha Morris, Jody-Ann Muir, Mackola Joseph, Latoya James, Kathie-Lee Laidley, Jodian Williams, Kaycia Graves, Antonique Campbell, Shavine Hodges, Natoya Goule, Lancie Hall, Sidoney Brown, Shanieka Thomas, Candicea Bernard.

Boys Under-20 - Yohan Blake, Ramone McKenzie, Kevin Williams, Conroy Crossman, Kerion Stewart, Riker Hylton, Tarik Batchelor, Robert Peddlar, Raymond Brown, Cawayne Jervis, Kemar Marsden, Oshane Barham, Theon O'Connor, Ageyan Robinson, Andre Collins, Julian Reid, Nicholas Gordon, Lorenzo Johnson, Dwight Webley, Andre Thomas.

Under-17 - Dexter Lee, Jermaine Brown, Dwayne Extol, Andre Pickersgill, Waquar DaCosta, Donahue Williams, Dexter Mckenzie, Jameil Robinson, Kemoy Campbell, D'Omar Botden, Kimarley Henry, Kevean Smith, Jovan Hardware, Machell Baker, Kamal Fuller.

Team officials: Bradford Gayle (chef de mission), Carol Long (manager), Ethlyn Tate (assistant manager), Garth Craig (assistant manager), Edward Hector (head coach), Patrick Johnson (coach), Andrew Kidd (coach), Tanaya Thomas (coach), Dave Anderson (coach), Lorna Vernon (coach), Paul Auden (team doctor), Gaynor Downer (physiotherapist).